Chapter 14: Prove Your Worth
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"Stay sharp, we're coming up on the lab."
Hope rubbed her eyes and yawned, the soft feeling of sleep settling to the ground. Beside her, Max stretched, scratched, and then grinned at her, his white teeth shining. She smiled back, shaking her head. Hope looked out the window and the moon stared back at her.
"Same sky."
"What's that?" Andie asked.
"Oh, just some thing my mother used to say."
"Okay you three, it's time to prove your mettle," Scott said turning back to Andie, Hope, and Max.
Max grinned and rubbed his hands together, a gleam of excitement lighting his eyes. Blue electricity sparked from his hands.
Andie pushed up from her seat and cracked her knuckles.
Hope drew in a deep breath.
Here goes.
Once the jet hovered just over roof of the lab - the doors opened. One, two, three each hit the ground softly and ran to the door. Andie opened the map of the lab and they all gave it one last glance.
"Ready Max?"
Max nodded and put a hand to the wall. A sound like short-circuiting wires filled the night.
"You have about ten minutes," Max said. "I can try to hold it longer but, we'll see."
Andie liquidated and seeped slowly through the crack at the bottom of the door. When she stood up on the other side of the door she sighed with relief, the lights were off. She opened the door to let Hope in and then shut it quickly behind them.
Hope blended into the walls. "Let's go." She said.